PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
helianthus annuus seed oil
2.1% -
3.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A great emollient due to its high linoleic acid content. One of the most effective plant oils in helping skin hydration and repairing skin barrier function
dimethicone
1.3% -
2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish
sarcosine
0.8% -
1.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps to enhance the penetration of other ingredients and attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
75/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Potential irritants
propylene glycol
0.35% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating
p-anisic acid
0.15% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Helps preserve products. Can mask unpleasant smell. Could be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
glycine soja oil
2.7% -
4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function. It can clog pores if used in high concentrations.
zea mays starch
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Mattifying
Used to thicken the product's consistency
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
dimethicone
1.3% -
2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Mattifying
A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish
magnesium aspartate
0.5% -
1.15%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Moisturizing
Might be helpful in restoring skin barrier function and calm down inflammation in skin
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Potential irritants
propylene glycol
0.35% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating
p-anisic acid
0.15% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Helps preserve products. Can mask unpleasant smell. Could be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
glycine soja oil
2.7% -
4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function. It can clog pores if used in high concentrations.
zea mays starch
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Mattifying
Used to thicken the product's consistency
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glycerin
3.9% -
5.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
cetyl alcohol
3.2% -
4.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol that works to soften the skin and stabilize product formulations helping oil and water mix together
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Ingredient list view
Water, Glycerin, Cetyl alcohol, Glycine soja oil, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Aloe barbadensis leaf extract, Olea europaea leaf extract, Dimethicone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sarcosine, Magnesium aspartate, Potassium aspartate, Propylene glycol, Oleic/linoleic/linolenic polyglycerides, Hydrogenated palm glycerides, Potassium cetyl phosphate, Zea mays starch, P-anisic acid, Carbomer, Sodium cocoyl amino acids, Disodium edta, Sodium hydroxide, Citric acid, Tocopheryl acetate, Tocopherol, Propyl gallate, Phenoxyethanol
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- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
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- Topically Applied Sunflower Seed Oil Prevents Invasive Bacterial Infections in Preterm Infants in Egypt
- Effect of topically applied lipids on surfactant-irritated skin
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- Dimethicone as a protective ingredient in topical medications
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol
- Magnesium ions inhibit the antigen-presenting function of human epidermal Langerhans cells in vivo and in vitro. Involvement of ATPase, HLA-DR, B7 molecules, and cytokines
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Propylene Glycol
- Skin-sensitizing and irritant properties of propylene glycol
- Sodium anisate
- Vitamin E in dermatology